Hysterical symptoms and conditions

My experience with Yasmin has been terrable. Seven days after starting the pill I began to have anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. Never in my whole life have I felt so miserable. I have a very stressful job and have always been able to cope with it, not lately. I stopped the pill two weeks into the pack and that was three weeks ago. I'm still having some panic attacks and depression. I'm glad I found this website. After reading comments here, I now see that this is going to be a slow recovery, but at least I can see a light at the end of the tunel. I was told my side effects would go away shortly after stopping the pill. That has not been the case with me. To all you ladies that have had side effects from Yasmin, you are not alone.

My experience with Yasmin was awful!!! I had been on BCPs before with no problems(both were Ortho-something). I'd had no problems with depression, I was never one to cry much and I was very active. Well, I had a little spotting so my doctor switched me over to Yasmin thinking it might help and the spotting between periods did stop. For me, everything was fine at first. The depression came on slowly, but once it did it just got worse and worse. I was always exhausted, I never wanted to do anything, I felt out of shape and my heart would race when I tried to go hiking. I was suddenly crying all of the time and getting terribly upset about nothing, instantly. I began to seriously dislike myself and I was watching what had seemed to be the perfect relationship fall apart before my eyes due to the strain that had been put on it. I FINALLY realized that something was terribly wrong when I was standing in the middle of a beautiful forest on vacation at a resort with the love of my life and I was screaming at him for a reason I could no longer remember. Then I broke down into a hysterical fit of tears. I dug out the pamphlet I got with my pills and somewhere in the back it finally listed depression as a possible side effect. I rushed down to the computer and found so many women with experiences just like mine. I called my doctor to switch my perscription back to the pill I'd been on previously; she wouldn't do it. I finished my pack and haven't gone near the stuff since. That was in April/May. After a month I was feeling better--like a fog was starting to clear from my mind. By three months the mood swings were mostly gone and I was concentrating better and smiling a lot more. Now, I'm finally me again and my boyfriend and I managed to save our relationship (thanks primarily to his patience and understanding) and I'm excited about living again. Yasmin may work for some people but in my opinion it's just not worth the risk.

I've been taking Yasmin for 7 months and only just now realized (after talking about how I was feeling with a friend) that my hysterical crying fits are caused by this drug. There are entire days when I just keep crying and cannot stop. This has upset my life including my job and relationship with my boyfriend. More people need to be aware that sever changes in mood can be caused by Yasmin.!

LEVAQUIN is a FLURO quinelone. The fluoride replaces the iron in metalloproteases in your tendons. Remodelling to stress thus fails to occur. It is a molecule shapped like a horseshoe. The base is the formula for an INHIBITORY neurotransmmitter: GABA. It also causes cardiac hyperpolarization. If these dangers are not carefully examined before taking the drug, you are playing Russian Roulette.

But don't just be hysterical. Read. America can't survive as a nation of hedge fund BSers with no grasp of science or math. Doctors are drowning in HMO paperwork and 5 mins. per patient. They can't be thorough and don't have time to read other than the BS of drug salesmen. So don't go by the stupid TV ads. READ-->LEARN-->READ--> and contact the FDA and drug company to get their info on your side effects. If they lie, you have a case. Fight for yourselves instead of just panicking over symptoms. That could kill you whether you stop or not the drugs.

Voice

I dont think the purpose of this forum is to be lecturing eachother.

iam still in desperation phase.

Patience you say........do you not realize that the number one symptom of anxiety is no patience??
Do you not realize that it would be Dejays husband writing to us had she listened to people say have more patience.
She was seriously going to kill herself in the bathroom that day.

Patience you say???
I have been off Yaz for 8 weeks now not 6 I have suffered and cried almost everyday I have yet to have a good day. I have pieces of good days but not a full day I can say is good.

I was a holistic person prior to Yaz my doctor insisted it was totally safe and would cause no effects my mistake for trying it yes.

But it really bothers me that you tell others on here to be patient when you dont know if they are home and suicidal would you really want to send that message. We all have our own tolerance level.

Obviously I didnt try Kava for 6 weeks than Valerian for 6 weeks I really didnt have calmness so no I couldnt try each thing for 6-7 weeks.

The Lexapro is a drug I was desperate I was at the end of my rope I was hysterical....does that mean now 3 1/2 weeks on it I want to keep taking it of course not I want to be the old Kim the old Me on my own not by another drug.

Its the old saying you guys feel better and have been thru it Dejay and I are in the midst of it we need support comfort understanding kind words soft hearts.

Y you felt necessary to lecture me when Iam already sad upset discouraged hurt and dont feel like myself in my own body.

I asked for advice on the Lexapro I know 3 1/2 weeks isnt much time to give it...but Iam terrified of it terrified of not getting off it terrified something is in my body that is a chemical again I want to go for a walk and feel like me not a stranger to myself.

Today I went out but I feel like a total stranger I dont know if this is the Lexapro making me feel this way or the hormones or how Iam going to be I post on here for help because I need it. Iam so scared.

I guess I dont have patience like you Voice you must have more patience than I will ever have Iam glad your patience made you get thur easier than Iam having but not everyone is the same.

I just post here for advice and help now Iam stressed out

I know it takes time but also iam a single mom who hasnt worked in 7 weeks and who has to I cant even comfortably go in stores and feel normal Iam lightheaded and uneasy how can I work.
I went on Lexapro to help me but I feel like a stranger to myself.

Patience i have been so patient for 8 weeks Iam scared
I want to be me!

I have rcvd 2 Lupron injections so far. After the first injection, I experienced a strange memory loss. I was driving home and I totally did not know where I was. I couldn't remember how to get home. I was terrified. Finally after driving around and around for an hour I found my way home. I was hysterical crying from the fright. My doctor said it couldn't be from the Lupron. Yet others say they had same side effect. After the second shot I experience Vertigo (dizziness). I felt drunk and kept falling down. When I sleep I feel like my mattress is floating and turning sideways. I keep feeling like I'm going to fall off of it. I have to drive to work and when I'm this dizzy its so dangerous. Its so difficult to work. I get headaches and feel sick to my stomach all the time. I get joint aches and severe depression. I already have severe neuropathy from the chemo I took. Now this! After reading your posts, I am scared to death. I don't want to take this any more. I'd rather die from the cancer than deal with this.

My 14 month old boy was started on singulair, his sleep was a bit erratic but we put it down to teething. After 3 weeks on it we had a week where he barely slept then the last three nights he was hysterical for most of the night although he was asleep, he was thrashing around his cot, he bruised himself from bashing against the cot, I thought he was in severe pain. Apparently night 'terrors' are a side effect. 36 hours after stopping he slept solidly for 12 hours with no crying or injury.

i have been on paxil for about 3 or 4 months now following several life traumas over a short time. my side effects from paxil have been as follows:

- very vivid dreams/nightmares, sumtimes hard to determine if it really happened or not.
- palms sweat like crazy
- gained at least 10 pounds
- hair texture seems to be dry and thinner
- urinate frequently (has gotten better after a few months)
- very sleepy, yawn frequently (yawning has gotten better)
- can sleep for almost 24 hours straight (18 hours last sat.)
- does not mix well with alcohol!!! enhances the effects of alcohol and has made me hysterical.
- upon waking up and laying in bed, objects appear to "jump" and colors look faded.
- no pain, just upper neck and back stiffness
HOWEVER the major BENEFIT outways all: no more panic attacks and much less anxiety...i feel so much calmer and like my old self again. Good luck to everyone!

I know this probably isn't "new"...started on 20 mg. daily after a severe asthma attack. Emergency room here had ALL my history. Doctor (?) should not have even given me this because I take Lamictal (an anti-convulsant) for bi-polar. I was never told about "weaning off" until I contacted an R.N. @ BC/BS of AL. I've had severe tremors, headaches, nausea, diarreha(sp?), black-tarry stool, buzzy-head, severe mood swings, blurred vision, swelling of all joints, sore throat, ear aches, very bad mouth sores, ravenous appetite, hot/cold flashes, dizziness, overall "where am I & what's going on" confusion, hysterical crying spells, racing heart, increased B/P...etc, etc, etc!! For me, there is NO good reason to take this demon drug!! I feel like I should be back in lock down and preparing for more ECT treatments. (Flashback from 6 yrs. ago) My prayers go out for anyone who takes this. From now on, I leave my asthma attacks to God and only God. Blessings to all.

Well, it's good to know I, as well, am not going crazy on these pills. My gyno has me on pills for what he thinks (and I just know...) is endometriosis. This is pill #4 in about 8 months, and thank goodness I'm going on something different starting Sunday. The first ones I was on, Cryselle (generic) made me into a hysterical disaster, Orthocyclene landed me in counseling I became such a basketcase and was completely out of control, Apri caused me to develop a real bad heart murmur and severe chest problems. At first I thought Yasmin was alright, then I had a 12 day long period, my boobs feel like they weigh about 32 pounds, everything I wear is tight, even though I work out more than ever, and my sex drive is below zero. My poor boyfriend just returned to our college from studying abroad for four months, and he came home to this! I have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever, and it's very frustrating. I'm really glad I found this website, because this pill has been starting to take a serious toll on me. I, too, am starting to wonder if there are any good pills out there. On Sunday I start taking Kariva...if anyone knows anything about this please let me know! Good luck ladies!

Have been taking statins for 10+ years with side effects of dizziness, flu like symtoms and fatigue and attributed all to aging. Started Lipitor 3+ yrs. ago and symtoms got worse, now including knee pain, stiffness,loss of balance, difficulty walking and slurred speech. Have seen numerous doctors who act as though I'm just an hysterical female. They are right. These symtoms are enough to scare anyone. Have stopped Lipitor for two mos. and knee pain and most of stiffness is gone but not other symtoms. I'm 70 yrs. old and have been active despite side effects until last 3 yrs. Now find it difficult to walk and have fallen too many times. No more statins for me but feel they have done irreparable damage.

Thank you to everyone who wrote in. It made me realize that I am not going crazy, and I am not the only one out there experiencing side effects due to Yasmin. I am normally a very level headed, happy go lucky person. I asked my gyno to prescribe me Yasmin because I had heard that it was good for people who retain a lot of water before their period. I started taking it over the summer. Around September, I started noticing that I was overly emotional during times that I normally would not be, and that my sex drive was non-existent. My emotions would go from very annoyed and angry to distraught and hysterical in the next moment. By this month, it had gotten really bad. I even think I experienced a panic attack! After that episode, I decided to stop taking Yasmin. My new gyno told me that she calls Yasmin "YASMEAN", and many of her patients experience the same side effects. I will be starting Ortho-tri lo next week. Hopefully, this will work out better than Yasmean!

I have gained 40 lbs in the past year, since taking zoloft, always hungry, feel more anxious, cant seem to relax, or concentrate sometimes. Feel sometimes like my mind is racing. Mood swings, dry mouth, trouble sleeping.

But the positive effects has been relief of depression. I get angry sometimes, and hysterical, much more emotional.

Horrible drug! I was on 3x the normal dosage for a skinny teen female for over a year. (225g 3x a day) The weirdest side effect that I noticed while taking the drug was some 'possession' problems. It would be as if I left my body and someone else took over. I recognized that my body was moving, but I had no control over it.

After I lost my prescription insurance, I couldn't pay the 300 dollar per month bill for this one drug, so I had to stop. It was too fast. The withdrawl symptoms are horrid. I was delusional, hysterical, almost bi-polar, pretty much everything the drug was supposed to get rid of, happened. (I was taking it for depression only) There was a suicide attempt while the symptoms were happening.

Suggestion: either never start or never stop because this drug is nasty. Doesn't even help the depression!

After my 11 year old son was given Reglan for a stomach virus in the hospital, he became almost like a person with cerebal palsey, his whole body crippled up and his face and mouth and tounge moved uncontrollably like he was having a stroke, it was the most horrific thing I as a parent have ever seen. I was hysterical to say the least. He was given cogentin injections to bring him out of this, but it took several days, and 2 years later he still has tremors, severe depression and a learning disability. He had sever seizures, facial paralysis, tremors, shakes and blurred vision and eye crossing for almost a year. He never returned to the 6th grade that year because of is side effects and how disabling they were. The doctors kept telling me it would go away in time. Well my question is? Why is it ok to them that my 11 year old child feels severly depressed every day for no reason, just because this dam drug told his brain to feel this way. How horrible it must be to feel so bad as a child and not understand why. He has lost a lot of his motor skills and has become very withdrawn, He takes prozac at the age of 11. My heart breaks everyday, and breaks even more when I realize people are still being hurt by the careless misuse of the seriously dangerous drug!